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Shops are worse
BRIAN Yates (letters October 4) must be eith-er too young to remem-ber or too old, because his memory fails him. The other possibility is that he is a newcomer to Urmston. Before we had the cement monstrosity call-ed the precinct, we had some well looked
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Thank you
I WOULD like to draw your attention to how I feel about the NHS. I had an amputation in June 2000 and in the last 16 months have had marvellous care by doc-tors, nurses etc. My district nurses are like a breath of fresh air, when they attend to my needs
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Teenager escapes jail term 'by a whisker'
A TEENAGER who took a baseball bat to the car of a man he claimed assaulted him two years ago, has walked free from court. Richard Margrove, 18, was told he escaped jail by "a whisker" after he admitted damaging the Golf GTI belonging to his alleged attacker
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Family's plea for return of holiday memories
A FAMILY from Sale say all their holiday memories have been taken after burglars stole their camcorder and videos containing hours of holiday footage. John McManus bought the camcorder specifically for the holiday of a lifetime in Florida with his wife
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Anger at loss of trees
RESIDENTS in Altrincham are slamming council chiefs for what they say is going against their own environmental policy. For those living on Oakfield Street near to Balmoral Road are angry that Trafford are chopping down trees to build a new car park. And
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Tidy up call
BARNARDO'S is asking youngsters to banish half-term boredom and tidy up for charity. The shops across Trafford are looking for unwanted toys, games and clothes to help stock the shelves for the charity's Christmas stock appeal.
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'Just check it out
THE Friends of John Leigh Park', while most touched by the concern of Hillcrest Homes for the future welfare of their Park, suggest that if they had contacted Trafford's park officer Ian Trickett - Tel 912 3204 they would know users of the park had been
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Take action on menace
REGARDING the recent thread on parking in the borough, I myself was a "victim" of the new regime, however I had no objection to paying as I failed to read the sign correctly. What I do object to though, is the way that vehicles are taking over the footpaths
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Selfish parking is a danger
I HAVE to express the disgust and anger of many people at the arrogant and selfish parking of the people who attended the recent celebrations held at the synagogue on Shay Lane, Hale Barns. This resulted in traffic chaos and a number of people (including
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Disabled drivers 'picked on'
DURING the past few weeks I have read many letters from your readers complaining about car parking fines incurred, particularly in Altrincham. I am yet another disabled driver to be penalized and feel that we are being "got at"! I was given a £60 fine
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Report praises services
I READ with great interest your article on the Joint Review of Trafford's Social Services (20 September 20). There is certainly some cause for concern, such as provision for mental health, as well as management issues centring on contracting, data collection
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Army prepares for new battle
A DISCUSSION document outlining proposals to shake up paediatric provision in Greater Manchester has sparked off renewed fears for the future of children's ser-vice at Trafford General Hospital. The document recom-mends a new slimmed-down model for children's
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A NETWORK of nearly 200 high-tech security cameras is putting Trafford residents at ease in the bid
The scheme, which was originally aimed at preventing a spate of vandalism on council properties, has been extended across Trafford and now 185 cameras operate 24 hours a day from a security centre at Trafford Town Hall. Trained operators keep a close
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Be a poet
TRAFFORD based poets who are Librans are being invited to write poems about the quirks of their star sign and win a share of £10,000 in cash. Anchor Books is looking for poems written by librans for librans or about librans and a maximum of two poems
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Volunteers are
blooming marvellous TRAFFORD is bloom-ing thanks to the green fingers of a group of volun-teers who run 'Friends of the Park' schemes in many of the borough's parks and play areas. And following the success of the scheme, the Council is now looking for
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Diamond days for Adeline and Frank
ADELINE and Frank Ranger's marriage started with a bang - and it has now lasted for 60 years. The Timperley couple's wedding reception during World War Two was disrupted when a bomb was dropped outside the building, shattering all the windows. But the
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Tree felling protest
IT was gracious of Cllr J Reilly to make an exception in writing to present readers with the facts regarding a road engineering project at Irlam Road, Flixton. His comment was that he couldn't see what all the fuss was about - we had more trees than Sherwood
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European death knell for children's unit?
A DISCUSSION document outlining proposals to shake up paediatric provision in Greater Manchester has sparked off renewed fears for the future of children's service at Trafford General Hospital. The document recommends a new slimmed-down model for children's
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One step from heaven
Altirncham 4 Witton Albion 1 ALTRINCHAM moved to within 90 minutes of a place in the first round of the FA Cup with a comprehensive victory over Cheshire neighbours Witton Albion at the weekend. Saturday matches at Moss Lane now seem to start consistently
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Don't leave these leaves
A PENSIONER decided to take direct action when Trafford Council failed to clean a dangerous pavement near his home. Seventy-two year-old George Officer, of Charlton Drive, contacted the council after his wife, Nadine, slipped and almost fell on wet leaves
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Tim takes to the airwaves
A STUDENT from Sale has helped his university radio station in its bid to be nominated for a top award. Tim Forrest, who studies at Nottingham Trent University, put together Fly FM's entry for the Student Radio Awards during the summer. And now the station
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Jumping on the bandwagon
I WOULD like to express my concern at the blatant double standards emanating from Trafford Council, highlighted in the article in SAM (Row looms at flats move). Every right-minded person would surely agree that the maintenance of an appropriate architectural
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Keep our character
I QUITE AGREE WITH Cecil Fink's comments on South Trafford becoming "a huge building site for new blocks of flats", other roads are being used in the same way such as Broad Road and Brooklands Road. We have even been approached by certain housing developers
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Getting to the bottom of it
I CAN'T get to the bottom, if you'll pardon the pun, of who is responsible for the lack of toilets on Altrincham station. Trafford MBC, Railtrack, GMPTE, among others, all blame one another. Nobody wants to accept responsibility! Could any of the parties
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England expects
SALE Sharks star Jason Robinson is set to make his first start for the England team this weekend as the Six Nations Championship comes to a belated close. The full back has already been involved with both England and the British Lions but will make his
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Appeal date set
SALE Sharks forward Pete Anglesea has had his disciplinary appeal date set for next Thursday, October 25. The hearing comes about after an incident during the game with Newcastle Falcons. It will be held at Twickenham and be chaired by Jeff Blackett (
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Suspect flees angry mum
POLICE hunting a pervert who is preying on children want to question a man who fled after being confronted and pursued by a mother of one of the victims. The mum, whose nine year-old daughter had been sexually assaulted just over a week earlier, gave
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Traders back town centre
FEARS that Urmston could turn into a ghost town foll-owing the open-ing of The Trafford Cen-tre has not det-erred one enterprising bus-iness-man. Bernard Murray has expanded his Quality Fresh Foods store and moved to Urmston precinct, demon-strating that
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How to beat bogus callers
A NEW Government report shows that Greater Manchester is second only to London for the number of recorded bogus official burglaries with 1,500 in the past 12 months. The figures have been released as part of a national survey into the problem, but bobbies
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Army prepares for new battle
A DISCUSSION document outlining proposals to shake up paediatric provision in Greater Manchester has sparked off renewed fears for the future of children's ser-vice at Trafford General Hospital. The document recom-mends a new slimmed-down model for children's
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Maternity unit gets new cash
TRAFFORD General Hospital's maternity unit is to receive a £179,300 cash boost, while Wythenshawe Hospital has been awarded £626,000 for its unit. The two hospitals are benefiting from a nationwide Government scheme to upgrade maternity centres. Thirty
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Speed holds no fears for Mike
MANY disabled people hate being called courageous but it's impossible to think of another way of describing Sale man Mike Newman. Just imagine getting on a motorbike, putting your foot down and smashing a world land speed record. Now imagine completing
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The bravest street in England
THERE was nothing special about Chapel Street in Altrincham when the First World War broke out. It was full of people who worked hard and played hard, usually at the nearby Rose and Shamrock Inn. Families crammed into tiny two up and two down houses and
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JK and Joel
WELL, you'll all heard of the famous Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver ... but have we got news for you! Next week one of us from the Key 103 Breakfast Show will be the original NAKED presenter! And here's the rub - YOU can decide which one - either JK or Joel
